Category Archives: Writing prompt

Wordle #137 – Molly Goodbum

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Michael

This week’s words: Seize Hollowness Creak Radiance Wrinkles Massive Burden Attribute Profusion Patronize Prolong Confinement Molly Goodbum hated getting old. Her once finest attribute, her face, had deteriorated over the years to become wrinkly and more road map than face. … Continue reading →

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Prompts – June 9 – The Old Toolshed.

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Michael

Prompt B (sentence starter): “Can I poke around?” “Sure.” “So what’s this?” “That my dear is a thingame.” “Oh what’s it for?” “Glad you asked it’s for fixing left handed bolts on right-handed nuts.” “Oh, you’ve got a lot of stuff.” … Continue reading →

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TELL ME A TALE IN (EXACTLY) 120 WORDS

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

Today’s prompt is A strange thing that happened to you when you were sick.   One time I was so ill I didn’t know which part of me to point at the toilet. My youngest daughter had asked me to baby … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #226 – Reunion – June 6th

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

I couldn’t express at the time the trepidation I felt at meeting the one we now refer to as the Prodigal Daughter. Given up at birth by her mother and ever since a memory held close within the bond between … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #30 – Crisp’s Brother Ned

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

Crisp, my aged companion, was talkative after seeing the brochure for the Rustic Farm tour. She’d been brought up on a farm and loved to tell me stories about the farm. She had a brother Ned, who when out on … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “5 by 5” – The Old School.

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Michael

An old school Weather – foggy An empty desk Gesture – wait Tool – scissors The ghostly image of the school loomed through the foggy morning as if suggesting what I was seeing was something imaginary even though the memories … Continue reading →

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May 30: Flash Fiction Challenge – Strawberries and Mint.

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Michael

“You can’t kill it,” my neighbour said to me when he gave me a mint plant. “Just keep the water up to it and it will thrive.” That much was true as the mint in his place had been growing … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 123 – The Old School Bus

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Michael

The sight of our old school bus took me back to the days when Rusty Collins would pull up at the end of our driveway and wait patiently while mum dragged me down the drive and then push me aboard, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – # 225 – Reflection – 30th May.

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Michael

Miss Marble of 46 Grimace Street was sitting on her veranda watching the goings and comings of the street and reflecting on the long life she had had. She had been alive a long time and looking back realised how … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #29 – The Church of St. Beryl.

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Michael

Crisp, my aged companion, made mention that today was the 29th day of our holiday. With the appropriate brochure in hand, she decided we needed to see the medieval church of Saint Beryl, patron of all things cloven-footed. Crisp had … Continue reading →

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